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Anker issued a recall for five popular power banks back in June - here's the latest update

Anker recalled power banks in June - and now, newly released data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sheds light on how widespread the issue really was.

This was a popular power bank, with over a million units sold between June 1, 2016, and December 31, 2022, through retailers such as Amazon, Newegg, and eBay, as well as on Anker's own website. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) issued a new, separate recall on September 18 for the five power banks from late June: models A1647, A1652, A1257, A1681, and A1689. Chinese aviation regulator has banned passengers from carrying the recalled power banks and those without the Chinese "3C" certification marking (short for China Compulsory Certification), after power banks were blamed for a fire that broke out on an Air Busan plane in January and a Hong Kong Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in March.

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